Third time I’ve made almost this exact post but white middle aged men from 2000-2010 were really like “ok I have an idea for a show now bear with me this is gonna sound crazy but what if there was a white middle aged man, and—and—he was kind of an asshole, right? and he does morally gray stuff, like he just does bad stuff and lies—but he’s our protagonist? and he has a version of a hero’s journey of sorts? and we like, explore his masculinity? oh there’s a woman also, that is a given” and white middle aged studio execs were like “this is unlikely to succeed and I’m putting my dick out for you but....I think I’m gonna be radical and green light this”